Which Statement Best Describes Antagonistic Pleiotropy

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes antagonistic pleiotropy?

• A) Certain diseases have low frequencies in young people, but the frequencies increase as people age.
• B) There are many genes that work together to control aging and thus many opportunities for mutations.
• C) Some diseases have low frequencies in geographic populations with high frequencies of certain mutations.
• D) Mutations contributing to aging can increase in frequency if those same mutations promote fitness earlier in life.

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